You can't run tasks in tabs. A task is a collection of related top-level activities.
On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Eric <[email protected]> wrote: > I am experimenting with using a TabHost, with a separate Task running > in each Tab. This appears to work, however, when I log out > getTaskId() on the various lifecycle methods, I see that the Task ID > is "-1" for all of the Tasks that I start at the root of each tab. > > I'm wondering what a Task ID of "-1" means. I'm guessing it might > mean that this Activity is a child activity of the parent tab > ActivityGroup? And if this is the case, it would generally mean that > I cannot start a new Task for each Tab selected? > > I don't like the idea of using Tabs in the first place, but I'd like > some UI for the user to launch from. Menus won't cut it here. Does > it make sense to just put a button-bar at the footer of each of my > activities to allow the user to quickly jump to that "simulated tab" > and move to that Task? I definitely want separate Tasks so I get > separate back-stacks. > > If anyone has built this style of navigation, I would appreciate > hearing different options. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
